DEC/22/111 Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Zambia

GE.13-13090

Human Rights Council Twenty-second session

Agenda item 6 Universal Periodic Review

Decision adopted by the Human Rights Council*

22/111.

Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review: Zambia

The Human Rights Council,

Acting in compliance with the mandate entrusted to it by the General Assembly in its resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007 and 16/21 of 21 March 2011, and in accordance with the President’s statement PRST/8/1 on modalities and practices for the universal periodic review process of 9 April 2008;

Having conducted the review of Zambia on 30 October 2012 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1;

Adopts the outcome of the universal periodic review on Zambia constituted of the report of the Working Group on Zambia (A/HRC/22/13), together with the views of Zambia concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (A/HRC/22/13/Add.1 and A/HRC/22/2, chapter VI).

37th meeting

14 March 2013

[Adopted without a vote]

* The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of

the Council on its twenty-second session (A/HRC/22/2), chap. I.